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especially alternating them, destroys the effect and shows 

 bad taste. In a large ground or park, where they are 

 planted promiscuously, in imitation of nature, a judicious 

 mingling and grouping of different species is in good taste, 

 and gives the whole a natural and pleasing appearance. 



The same principles that apply to the transplanting of 

 deciduous trees, apply also to evergreens, but greater care 

 is necessary to insure success. There is one difference, 

 however, the tops should not be cut back. The roots must 

 not be exposed to the sun, to drying winds, or to cold. As 

 soon as the tree is' taken from the ground, its roots should 

 be dipped in liquid earth and then covered with wet can- 

 vas, moss or straw, so as to retain the moisture until it is 

 reset. A failure to observe this will be likely to injure, if 

 not ruin it. Cloudy weather is the better time to trans- 

 plant all trees, especially evergreens. 



It is better to transplant evergreens while small, as they 

 will then make better trees and are less liable to die. All 

 authorities agree that they should not be transplanted dur- 

 ing the growing season, and most of them agree that here 

 in the west, the best time is in early spring. 



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As a general rule, the less shade trees are pruned the 

 better. Nature will form a better top and a more harmo- 

 nious tree in all its parts than art. Severe pruning is no 

 longer practiced even in fruit orchards by our best horticul- 

 turists. The custom that formerly prevailed, of pruning 

 evergreens and other trees, so as to make top-shaped, ovate, 

 and other fantastic tops is no longer regarded as good taste. 

 If you want a tree wi^h a low spreading top, plant one that 

 grows that way. If you want an ovate or pyramidal top, 



